Water-motor for washing-machines.



J. D. WILLIOME. WATER MOTOR FOR WASHING MACHINES. APPLIOATIOH FILED nn. 1:, 1909.

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J D WILLIOME WATER mowon ron WASHING MACHINES.

APPLIOATIOH IILBD MAR. 12, 1 909.

Patented Aug. 23, 1910.

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JACQUES D. WILLIOME, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

WATER-MOTOR FOR WASHING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Au 23, 1910.

Application filed March 12, 1909. Serial No. 483,083.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JACQUES D. VVILLIOME, a citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Waterlxlotors for ashing-Machines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved water motor for washing machines, and has for its object to provide a rotary movement to the washing receptacle, while the contents of said receptacle are held in place within the washing receptacle.

In the drawingsFigure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the motor employed in my invention, taken along the line l-1 of Fig. 1. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same taken on the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front plan view of the same. Fig. 4 is a rear plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of one of the exhaust valves made use of in connection with my invention. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of one of the inlet valves made use of in connection with my invention. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of a portion of one of the valve-controlling shafts, illustratin g the projecting bearing blocks whereby said shaft is supported centrally within its cylinder. j

As shown in the drawings, I employ a cylinder 16 provided at each end with a cylinder head 12. On two sides of the cylinder and formed integral therewith are small elongated cylinders l9 and 26, the cylinder 19 being the inlet cylinder, while the cylinder 26 is the exhaust. v

The cylinder heads 12 are each provided with inlet openings 17 and 18 in which are seated inlet valves 21 and 22. Said cylinder heads are also provided with discharge openings 27 and 28 in which are seated valves 29 and 30. The openings 17 and 18 communicate with passages formed in the heads uniting the ends of the cylinders 19 and 26, the head on the front end being provided with a bearing 13 provided with the usual stufling box, and through which operates the piston rod 14:. By means of the bearing 13 the passage formed therein is divided, forming the inlet and the exhaust ports. The opposite head is likewise connected to the opposite end of the cylinders 19 and 26, and the passage formed therein is divided by the depressed portion of the casting which contacts with the central portion of the head,

and that portion of the head which connects with the inlet cylinder is provided with an inlet port to which a hose or pipe is attached to receive the inflow of the water pressure; and that portion of the head which connects with the exhaust cylinder 26 is provided with the outlet port 35 to which a hose or pipe is also attached for conveying the exhaust to any suitable drain.

In the cylinders 19 and 26 are located valve-controlling shafts and 38. Said shafts are held centrally in the cylinders by means of the projecting bearing blocks 34. Their relative position to each other is clearly shown in Fig. 7, the ends snugly fitting in the cylinders forming a frictional contact so as not to permit the water pressure to move the valves when once placed in set position by the piston. One end of the shaft 25 is provided with a right-angular projecting arm 24 and to the same is attached the inlet valve 22, and on the opposite end of said shaft is adjustably mounted an arm 23 to which is attached the inlet valve 21. By means of this arm and its adjusting feature the position of the inlet valves can be accurately adjusted so as to operate uniformly and at the proper period when the same is contacted with by means of the piston 15 which is mounted upon the piston rod 14. The shaft 33 is also provided with a right angular projecting arm 32 to which is connected the exhaust valve 30 and at its opposite end is also adjustably mounted an arm 31 to which is attached the exhaust valve 29, the same being so arranged as to be adjusted in uniformity with the inlet valves which are also operated by the contacting of the piston 15.

On the end of the piston rod 1 1 is attached an ordinary rack bar, the teeth there of arranged to mesh with the teeth of a segment which is rigidly connected to the bottom of the tub of a washing machine.

The operation of my improved motor is as follows: The water from the hydrant pressure is admitted into the cylinder 19 through the port 20, and the water pressure entering through the valve opening 17 contacting with the piston head 15 drives the piston toward the opposite end of the cylinder. While the piston head is in the position as shown by Fig. 1 and until the piston head has reached the opposite end of the cylinder, the discharge valve 29 is closed, while the discharge valve 80 on the opposite end of the cylinder is open, thereby permitting the-water'in the cylinder between the piston head and the'cylinder head to pass out through the opening 28, into the cylinder 26 and out of the port 35. When the piston head has reached the opposite end of the cylinder it contacts with the valves 22 and opening the valve 22 and closing the a valve 30 simultaneously, and by means of the valve connecting rods 25 and 33, closing the valve 17 and opening the valve 29, so

that by the continuous reciprocatory action of the piston rod 14, together with its piston 1 head 15, the inlet and discharge valves are der and located centrally on opposite sides thereof; a valve-operating rod located in each of the last-named cylinders; valves carried by the valve-operating rods arranged to be operated simultaneously; a piston head 7 and piston rod operating in the cylinder,

said piston head directly engagingwith the valves to shift the same simultaneously opening the inlet valve on its contacting side and opening the discharge valve on thev opposite side, and bearing blocks mounted on the valve-operating rods for supporting the same centrally and retaining the valves in set position by frictional contact, substantially as specified.

2. A motor of the class described, com- 1 prising a cylinder; a piston located in said cylinder; an inlet port and an outlet port; valve-operating rods having frictional contacting bearing blocks for supporting the same in set position, valves carried by the rods, said rods arranged to close one valve simultaneously with the opening of the other when directly engaged by the piston, substantially as specified.

3. A motor of the class described comprising a main cylinder; a piston operating in said main cylinder; an inlet and an outlet cylinder formed integral with the main cylinder and located centrally at opposite sides; a valve supporting rod located in the inlet cylinder; a valve supporting rod located in the outlet cylinder; cylinder heads formed on the opposite ends of the main cylinder and in which is provided inlet and outlet openings; valves seated in the inlet openings and valves seated in the outlet openings, said valves controlled by the valve operating rods, the inlet valves operating simultaneously, closing one inlet opening and opening the opposite, the outlet valves operating simultaneously opening one discharge opening while closing the opposite; one of the inlet valves being opened at one side simultaneously with the opening of the discharge valve on the opposite side, this operation being accomplished by the direct engagement of the piston head with the inlet and outlet valves on the same side frictional bearing blocks mounted on the valve-operating rods for retaining the valves in set position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JACQUES D. VVILLIOME.

Witnesses JULES CRmssnN, J AMES L. HOPKINS. 

